Exponent
Exponent[p, var]
returns the degree of p
with respect to the variable var
.
Attributes[Exponent] := {Listable, Protected}
Simple examples
Find the degree of a polynomial:
In[1]:= Exponent[3 + x^3 + k*x^5, x] Out[1]= 5
Further examples
Find the degree of a polynomial:
In[1]:= Exponent[3 + x^3 + k*x^5, x, List] Out[1]= {0, 3, 5}